February 2006 Moms - Let's Get it Started!

[aligirl]

February 2006 Mommies -- The beginning stages of the Love Bugs!

http://www.almeidacartoons.com/Patricia.misc/Medical/pregnancy.test.jpg

To join, please submit a post to this thread with the following information (in RED) or email February2006Moms@gmail.com:

CC Name
Me: Name, age
DH: Name, age
Married: Date
TTC: Date (optional)
BFP: Date (optional)
EDD: Date

***Please also note if you have any other children, etc.

**When posting, please put in the subject line how far along you are (i.e. 6w, 1d; 5w, 4d, etc.)!


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Please put updates in RED to make it easier to find them!

[aligirl]

A-lo
Me: Amanda, 28
DH: Jason, 29
Married: 8/31/02
TTC: May 2005
BFP: 6/17/05
EDD: 2/20/05

aligirl
Me: Ali, 25
DH: Jay, 27
Married: 05.31.03
TTC: Officially May 2005 / Unofficially March 2005
BFP: 05.31.05 (our 2nd anniversary)
EDD: 02.08.06

angelgirl8
Me: 28
DH: dave, 28
Married: 7.6.03
TTC: 1.04
BFP: 6.2.05 after 2nd IVF -- twins!! :D
EDD: 2.8.06

Astro
Me: 38
DH: 36
Married: Sept 2003
TTC: Sept 2003
Multiple rounds of clomid, 1 lap, 1 polypectomy didn't work
IVF #1 worked.
BFP: June 13 2005 -- twins!! :D
EDD: February 19 2006

AusMarchBride
Me: 39
DH: 41
Married: March 2003
TTC: March 2003
DX Unexplained infertility
IVF #1 didn't work
IVF # 2 success!!!
BFP: June 14 2005
EDD: February 17 2006

cgriffin
Me: Caitlin, 21
DH: Josh, 21
Married: 7/24/2004
TTC: 7/24/2004
BFP: 6/10/2005
EDD: 2/9/2006

edsbabyrhi
Me: Rhiannon, 24
DH: Ed, 24
Married: July 10 2004
TTC: Not yet!
BFP: 5/31/05
EDD: 2/4/06

jordan
Me: Jordan, 26
DH: Matt, 28
Married: 7-24-04
TTC: Oct-04
BFP: 7-23-05
EDD: Between 2-26-06 and 3-1-06

Kellymb75
Me: Kelly, 29 (30 in August)
DH: Kurt, 26
Married: June 2, 2001
TTC: October 2004
BFP: June 23,2005
EDD: February 26, 2006
DD: Morgan (April 19, 2003)

lissy
me: Lissette, 32
DH: Benny, 29
married: 5/4/03
TTC: 2/04
BFP: 6/11/05
EDD: 2/17/05

LooLoo 02
Me: Laura, 30
DH: Mathew, 36
Married: May 26, 2002
TTC: April, 2005
BFP: June 12, 2005
EDD: February 16, 2006

LRL
Me: Laura, 25
DH: R, 27
Married: July 17, 2004
TTC: It was to have been September 2005!
BFP: 06/07/2005
EDD: 02/15/2006

LucyandRyan
Me: Lucy, 28
DH: Ryan, 28
Married: 5/18/05
TTC: Suprise!
BFP: 6/19/05 (father's day)
EDD: 2/16/06 according to Baby Center

marios_girl
Me: Mae, 29
DH: Mario, 27
Married: 9.27.2003
TTC: June 2004
MC: 1.28.2005 @ 5 weeks
BFP: 6.1.2005
EDD: 2.7.2006

meatpie
Me: Joanna, 32
DH: Benny, 31
Married: October 12, 2002
TTC: March 2005
BFP: 06/07/2005
EDD: 02/13/2006

Mindy3094
Me: 30
DH: Jacob, 29
Married: 11/13/1999
TTC: January 2005
BFP: 6/14/2005
EDD: 2/20/2006

mollymac
Me: 31
DH: 39
Married: January 2002
DD: Mia July 2003
TTC#2: October 2004
MC: January 2005 at 6 weeks
BFP: June 2005
EDD: February 14 2006

Roe6373
me-Rosalie 32
DH-Michael 31
Married 9/4/04
BFP 6/3/05 My Birthday
EDD 2/10/06

TheFuture
Me: Carisa, 29
DH: Don, 29
Married: 3/29/03
TTC: June 2005
BFP: 6/17/05
EDD: 2/27/06

tinagirl26
Me: Tina, 33
DH: Grant, 40
Married: 06/26/04
M/C: 01/25/05 - 5w2d
TTC Again: 05/05
BFP: 06/11/05
EDD: 02/24/06

tray622 --> GIRL!
Me: Tracy, 24
DH: Mike, 27
Married: 6.22.02
DD: Zoey, 10.6.04
EDD: 2.25 - 3.2.06 ??

[aligirl]

June
aligirl: 06.27 - U/S :D
Mindy3094: 06.27
AusMarchBride: 06.28 - U/S
meatpie: 06.28 - U/S
A-lo: 06.30
Astro: 06.30 - U/S - RE

July
Roe6373: 07.05
angelgirl8: 07.06 - U/S - RE
Astro: 07.07 - RE
LucyandRyan: 07.07
Kellymb75: 07.07
jordan: 07.08
lissy: 07.08
Astro: 07.10
LooLoo02: 07.14
A-lo: 07.15
angelgirl8: 07.15 - OB!!
Mindy3094: 07.15 - U/S
tinagirl26: 07.15
edsbabyrhi: 07.18
LRL: 07.19
aligirl: 07.25
Mindy3094: 07.25
jay&erinn: 07.26
angelgirl8: 07.28 - U/S
TheFuture: 07.28
AusMarchBride: 07.29

August
jordan: 08.04
lissy: 08.04
angelgirl8: 08.08
marios_girl: 08.08
Mindy3094: 08.09
Kellymb75: 08.15
aligirl: 08.22

September
aligirl: 09.18 - U/S

October

[aligirl]

http://www.pregnancyclothes.com/datastore/0/silohuette.jpg

[aligirl]

aligirl:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d809b3127cce92c5ab960ecc00000016108AcuGzFs0aNC

angelgirl8:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d927b3127cce92ecbcc4651e00000016108AZNXDhqzbtO

jordan:
http://www.jordanmiser.com/baby.jpg

mindy3094:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce92860a65859900000016109AYuWbVu4aO

tinagirl26:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/tinagirl26/babydavis001.jpg

[aligirl]

Addicted to Testing?

How to Know Which Pregnancy Test is Best:
FertilityPlu s.com's HPT Sensitivity Chart (http://www.fertilityplus .org/faq/hpt.html)

Thank you very much: to all the group pregnancy journals on the WC, which have contributed their links and information to this thread. We are very grateful...


COUNTDOWN TICKERS

Lilypie (http://www.lilypie.com)
Snugglepie (http://www.snugglepie.co m)
Fertility Friend's Ticker Factory (http://www.fertilityfrie nd.com)
Baby's First Site (http://www.babysfirstsit e.org/newtickers/tickergateway .php)
Ticker Central (http://www.tickercentral .com/)

How to put one in your signature: Click "user profile" at the top of the page, then click "Edit profile". In the box where it says "Signature", type

[*url=http://lilypie. com]http://lilypie.com/days/050602/4/6/0/-7/.png[/url]

or whatever the code may be for your particular ticker.

PREGNANCY/FP RELATED ACRONYMS

BB's: boobies
BFP: Big Fat Positive
CF/CM: cervical fluid/cervical mucus
EDD: estimated date of delivery
FMU: first morning urine
FRER: First Response Early Result (pregnancy test)
HCG: Human Chorionic Gondaotropin (the 'pregnancy hormone')
LMP: last menstrual period
m/s: morning sickness
PG: pregnant
u/s: ultrasound

[aligirl]

Useful links - please post more links other may find useful

Parenting
www.sleepbaby.com
www.parentstages.com
www.inventiveparent.com
www.babywhisperer.com

Baby Shopping(Nursery, Baby equipment, toys, clothes, etc)
www.armsreach.com
www.artforkids.com
www.arunningstroller.com
www.babiesrus.com
www.babybeddingtown.com
www.babydepot.com
www.babydilly.com
www.babystyle.com
www.babysupermall.com
www.babyuniverse.com
www.bellini.com
www.bundleme.com
www.brattdecor.com
www.balmex.com
www.bugaboo.nl/us
www.babubabu.com
www.babysdream.com
www.babydelight.com
www.babytrilogy.com
www.babybuggy.com
www.boppy.com
www.babyserene.com
www.babytrend.com
www.badgerbasket.com
www.brandeedanielle.com
www.babybjorn.com
www.bareware.net
www.babyfeetjewelry.com
www.babybunk.com
www.burtsbees.com
www.carters.com
www.carouseldesigns.com
www.childrensplace.com
www.cececo.com
www.chariotcarriers.com
www.californicababy.com
www.designeroutlet.com
www.DreamDropsOnline.com
www.dreamtimebaby.com
www.distinctivenurseries.com
www.dreamerdesign.net
www.disneybaby.com
www.elegantbabygifts.com
www.forevermine.com
www.fisher-price.com
www.folkmanis.com
www.foreverinseason.com
www.gap.com
www.garnethill.com
www.gotoyourroom.com
www.gymboree.com
www.getgozo.com
www.gracobaby.com
www.gerberchildrenswear.com
www.geniusproducts.com
www.inthetreetop.com
www.joggingstroller.com
www.kellyrightsell.com
www.littleme.com
www.landofnod.com
www.landsend.com
www.lullababy.com
www.maclarenstrollers.com or www.maclarenbaby.com
www.munchkininc.com
www.mommyshelperinc.com
www.motherease.com
www.mybabysam.com
www.morigeau.com
www.nurserydepot.com
www.navadesigns.com
www.oldnavy.com
www.organicbebe.com
www.polo.com/children/
www.poshtots.com
www.potterybarnkids.com
www.pokkadots.com/
www.pregnantinc.com
www.playtexbaby.com
www.regallager.com
www.rattleroll.com
www.sassybaby.com
www.simonhorn.com
www.susanturnerbaby.com
www.target.com
www.thebabybungalow.com
www.thebabyoutlet.com
www.target.com
www.tinylove.com
www.thefirstyears.com
www.thecompanystore.com
www.thebabyplace.com
www.theenchantedbaby.com
www.unisar.com
www.usababy.com
www.uggaustralia.com
www.wendybellissimo.com
www.zutano.com

Monitors
www.babybeat.com
www.storkradio.com
www.babyplus.com

Slings
www.thehiphugger.com
www.aboutbabiesinc.com
www.mayawrap.com
www.newnativebaby.com
www.prenatalcradle.com
www.babybjorn.com
www.babywearer.com

Cord Blood/stem cell Info.
www.securacell.com
www.viacord.com
www.cordblood.com
www.cryobank.com
www.lifebankusa.com
www.corcell.com
www.cryo-cell.com

Baby Registries
Babies 'R Us (www.babierus.com)
Baby Depot (www.babydepot.com) (Burlington Coat Factory)
USA Baby (www.usababy.com)
Target[/U RL]
Walmart[ /URL]
[URL=www.sears.com]Sears USA (www.target.com)
Sears Canada (www.sears.ca)

Maternity Shopping
Due Duds-Cute "Due In" shirts
[url]www.onehotmama.com
www.oldnavy.com
www.gap.com
www.pumpkinmaternity.com
www.apeainthepod.com
www.mimimaternity.com
www.imaternity.com
www.bellybasics.com
www.bellamaterna.com
www.momstheword.com
www.japaneseweekend.com
www.target.com
www.jcpenney.com/maternity
www.chadwicks.com
www.momshop.com
www.naissancematernity.com
www.babystyle.com
www.motherhood.com
www.plussizemommies.com
www.plus-size-pregnancy.org
www.maternityplus.com
www.jakeandme.com
www.rumpled.com/plussizematernity.shtml
www.babybecoming.com
www.maternitymall.com
www.bravadodesigns.com
www.mothersinmotion.com
www.garnethill.com
www.veroniquematernity.com
www.cadeaumaternity.com
www.mommychic.com
www.aboutbabiesinc.com
www.belly-belt.com
www.duetdesigns.com
www.gabrialla.com
www.leadinglady.com
www.maternityblues.com
www.melindag.com
www.motherhoodnursing.com
www.prenatalcradle.com
www.picklesmaternity.com

Plus Size Maternity Shopping
www.oldnavy.com
www.imaternity.com
www.jcpenney/maternity.com
www.maternitymall.com
www.jakeandme.com
www.babybecoming.com
www.motherhood.com
www.maternity4less.com
www.plusmaternity.com
www.motherwear.com

Health & Fitness during pg.
www.fitpregnancy.com
www.drapplebaum.com/pregnancy.html
www.fitmommies.com/pregnancy
www.freedhem.com
www.konsyl.com
www.sea-band.com
www.therapilates.com

Oils and Products for the Mom-to-Be(belly/massage oils)
www.bellamama.com
www.motherlove.com
www.californiababy.com
www.maternityskincare.com
www.motherofeden.com
www.sagecreeknaturals.com
www.greatmothersgoods.com
www.magiabella.com
www.preggiepops.com

All About Mom's Weight Gain Info Site
www.BabyCenter.com
www.BabiesOnline.com

Cloth Diapers
Cloth Diapering discussion in Parenting
www.diaperpin.com
www.punkinbutt.com
www.apronstringsbabythings.com
www.babiesinthesun.com
www.babyj.com
www.babykicks.com
www.beniboi.com
www.borntolove.com
www.diapercovers.com
www.diapersafari.com
www.earthbaby.com
www.ecobaby.com
www.fullmoonbabygear.com
www.greenmountaindiapers.com
www.happyheinys.com
www.katieskisses.com
www.keesterkovers.com
www.kellyscloset.com
www.kissaluvs.com/outlet.htm
www.motherease.com
www.naturalbabies.com
www.naturalbaby-catalog.com
www.organicbebe.com
www.peanutbutterkisses.com
www.sosdiapers.wahmweb.com/store
www.stacinator.com/covers.html
www.sweetcheeksdiapers.com
www.weebees.com

Delivery/Birthing options (OB, Midwifes, Doulas, birthcenters etc.)
www.birthcenters.org
www.acog.org
www.acnm.org
www.maternitywise.org
www.lamaze.org
www.bradleybirth.com
www.birthingfromwithin.com
www.birthworks.com
www.hypbirth.com
www.hypnobirthing.com
www.midwife.org
www.alace.org
www.icea.org
www.waterbirth.org
www.charm.net/~totoro/doula.html
www.dona.org

Invitations/Announcements
www.storkavenue.com
www.invitingsmiles.com
www.naptimecards.com
www.cuscraft.com
www.achildsown.com
www.celebrationcottage.com
www.classiccard.com
www.inababycarriage.com
www.mommysmiracles.com
www.babyseeds.com
www.babygrams.com

Breast feeding
www.lalecheleague.org
www.Kellymom.com
www.mothering.com
www.Promom.org
www.breastfeeding.com
www.whisperwear.com
www.medela.com
www.ameda.com
www.boppy.com
www.blis.com
www.maternalconcepts.com
www.pumpmate.com

Pumping
WC Pumping Thread
www.medela.com

Formula Feeding
www.similac.com
www.enfamil.com
www.verybestbaby.com (Nestle Good Start)
www.brightbeginnings.com

For fun:
Chinese Calendar: http://www.thelaboroflove.com/chart/cal.html
http://www.thelaboroflove.com/chart/pred.html

[aligirl]

Books for the expectant mother:

** So THAT'S What They're For! The Definitive Breastfeeding Guide (Janet Tamaro)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/159337285X.01._PE20_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg


** What to Expect When You're Expecting (Heidi Murkoff, Sandee Hathaway, Arlene Eisenberg)
http://images.barnesandnoble.com.edgesuite.net/images/5090000/5090602.gif


** Your Pregnancy Week by Week: 5th Edition (Dr. Glade B. Curtis and Judith Schuler)
http://images.barnesandnoble.com.edgesuite.net/images/7210000/7219608.gif


** Everything Pregnancy Fitness (Robin Elise Weiss)
http://images.barnesandnoble.com.edgesuite.net/images/6950000/6959852.gif


** My Pregnancy Journal (Ryland Peters & Small Staff)
This is great for keepsakes and putting down your feelings and moods, etc.
http://images.barnesandnoble.com.edgesuite.net/images/7980000/7985227.gif


** Baby Bargains: Secrets to Saving 20% to 50% on Baby Furniture, Equipment, Clothes, Toys, Maternity Wear and Much, Much More! May 2005 Edition (Alan and Denise Fields)

http://images.barnesandnoble.com.edgesuite.net/images/8990000/8995234.gif

Books for the expectant father:

** My Boys Can Swim! The Official Guy's Guide to Pregnancy (Ian Davis)

** The Expectant Father (Armin A. Brott & Jennifer Ash)

** Be Prepared : A Practical Handbook for New Dads (Gary Greenberg, Jeannie Hayden)
"The picture here is what a lot of dads imagine their newborns will look like: a big, healthy, well-formed miniature version of themselves..."

[aligirl]

Just like in WC... Show me the mommies!! :)

http://www.annegeddesbaby.com/images/home/ladybug_1.jpg

[tray622]

YEAH!! I was so happy to see this thread :)

WC Name: tray622
Me: Tracy, 24
DH: Mike, 27
Married: 6.22.02
DD: Zoey, 10.6.04
EDD: 2.25 - 3.2.06 ??

Thank you for bringing us over here aligirl

[cgriffin]

I'm here...

WC Name: cgriffin
Me: Caitlin, 21
DH: Josh, 21
Married: 7/24/2004
TTC: 7/24/2004
BFP: 6/10/2005
EDD: 2/9/2006

[LucyandRyan]

WC Name: LucyandRyan
Me: Lucy, 28
DH: Ryan, 28
Married: 5/18/05
TTC: Suprise!
BFP: 6/19/05 (father's day)
EDD: 2/16/06 according to Baby Center


Hi Girls!
Thanks Ali for starting this!!

my first Dr's appt is 7/7/05, I can't wait.

[aligirl]

Welcome, welcome, welcome :D I'm so glad to have the thread moved over here! It's almost like being home ;)



...man, I sound like a greeting card

[Suzlywoozly]

I'm here too!

Suzlywoozly
Me: Sue-28
DH: Jeff-32
Married: 6/15/02
TTC: October 2002
BFP: 6/13/05
EDD: Based on LMP: February 8th, Based on HCG levels and conception: February 20th. I will know more in the next week or so :)
Next Dr.'s Appointment: July 5th (another ultrasound)

I thought I would post my update over here rather than the WC. Went to the Dr. this morning. He said not to worry about the doubling time all that matters is that I am not bleeding and the numbers are still rising. What a huge relief :D They did an u/s but didn't expect to see anything. There was a tiny little something in my uterus which he said is probably the beginnings of the sac. I go back next Monday for another u/s and I repeated my HCG levels today.

[LRL]

LRL
Me: Laura, 25
DH: R, 27
Married: July 17, 2004
TTC: It was to have been September 2005!
BFP: 06/07/2005
EDD: 02/15/2006
2nd appointment: July 19

Oh, please add me over here! This format is so much more friendly than the new WC! :D

[meatpie]

I'm here...

Was Joanna&Ben on the old WC

Me: Joanna, 32
DH: Benny, 31
Married: October 12, 2002
TTC: March 2005
BFP: 06/07/2005
EDD: 02/13/2006
tomorrow is first u/s!!

[jordan]

jordan
Me: Jordan, 26
DH: Matt, 28
Married: 7-24-04
TTC: Oct-04
BFP: 7-23-05
EDD: Between 2-26-06 and 3-1-06

First Dr.'s apointment 7-8-05

[jay&erinn]

I'm here too :)

jay&erinn
Me: Erinn (30)
DH: Jay (30)
Married: 12-29-2001
DD: Mia (9-22-03)
M/C: 11-10-04
BFP: 5-05
EDD: 02-04-06

Nothing new to report. I'm having some aches and pains in the uterine area (losts of stretching), but if I sneeze or cough, it makes me double over. I remember having the same pain with DD. My next doctor's appt is July 26th

[A-lo]

Joining up over here too, I'm not too thrilled with the new WC boards either. I'll probably hang out in both places for now.

WC Name: A-lo
Me: Amanda, 28
DH: Jason, 29
Married: 8/31/02
TTC: May 2005
BFP: 6/17/05
EDD: 2/20/05

I have my first Dr. appointment 6/30

[TheFuture]

Hey ladies!!

This is so nice!! Thanks for starting this thread over here...much better than the new WC.


Here's my info...

WC Name: TheFuture
Me: Carisa, 29
DH: Don, 29
Married: 3/29/03
TTC: June 2005
BFP: 6/17/05
EDD: 2/27/06

First Dr. appt - July 28


Looking forward to hanging out with you ladies for the next 8-9 months!!

[aligirl]

I'll add all of our "newbies" ;) in a minute.

I had my first ultrasound yesterday afternoon!!!!! We saw the heart beat! It was so cool. My dr said "awesome" about 50 times - she's a doll - so Jay was a little weirded out due to her enthusiasm but I was happy. Apparently, I'm doing "awesome" and the baby looks "awesome" so as long as everything is "awesome" I'm pretty darn happy! :D

I forgot to scan the ultrasound pics last night - you can't really see much - but will try to remember tonight. I went to bed way early last night due to utter exhaustion so that's why I forgot. My boss wanted to see the pics today and I forgot them this morning.... Oops.

Jay's 27th bday was last night so I changed his age to 27. His last bday as a childless man. ;) He's so excited. I forgot (see the pattern here) to bring the U/S pics to dinner last night to show his parents and sister... OOPS! :rolleyes: I'll have to *remember* next time. I'm so patheticly tired right now!!

[angelgirl8]

hi all!

i've finally found my way over here...hate those new boards!

i had my 3rd u/s (ack!) yesterday and both babies look great. we got to hear the heartbeats again. so so happy!

we will have our last u/s with our RE next wednesday (our anniversary) and then i'll be released to my obgyn.

our next appt is next wednesday 7/6

Name: angelgirl8, 28
DH: dave, 28
Married: 7.6.03
TTC: 1.04
BFP: 6.2.05 after 2nd IVF
EDD: 2.12.06

[jay&erinn]

angelgirl: Congrats on hearing the heartbeats again. How exciting.

aligirl: I think that's great that your doc is so enthusiastic. Sometimes they forget that they may see it all the time, but we would enjoy sharing the excitement with them since we won't be doing this 100 times in our life. Don't worry about the forgetfullness- I have it horribly. DH now reminds me to grab diapers, wipes, my cell phone, my wallet, etc before we leave the house. It's pathetic. Poor Mia has been without diapers more times in the past month than she has her first year and a half of life.

[Mindy3094]

Hello everyone! Please add me over here:

Here's my info...

WC Name: Mindy3094
Me: 30
DH: Jacob, 29
Married: 11/13/1999
TTC: January 2005
BFP: 6/14/2005
EDD: 2/22/2006

First Dr. appt - was yesterday
Second Dr. appt - July 25

aligirl
That is so awesome about your doctor. It's great that you have someone that you really like.

angelgirl
Awesome you got to hear the heartbeats again!

My First Appt (copied from my journal on WC so it's a little long!)
I got there and she gives me this boatload of forms to fill out for new OBs. Fortunately, I had 45 minutes to sit, wait and work on that. I had to pee so badly but I knew they’d need a sample so I just held it.

Finally, the nurse calls me back and weighs me. 162 lbs. I am so thrilled…..NOT. Ugh. She hands me a cup with my little name on it and tells me to go in the bathroom, do my thing and put my cup in the pass through window to the lab. Interesting, no? So, I do my thing and I'm thinking this peeing into a tiny cup is going to get challenging in a while and I put it in the cupboard in the wall. Kind of makes you feel like you are doing a drug deal or something. Then I come out and go into an exam room. The nurse takes my blood pressure (102/70, yay) and leaves.

Then a midwife comes in. She goes over a ton of questions and this brochure thing and also tells me about midwives. Basically, the practice has 17 OBs, 7 midwives and 4 nurse practictioners. Only 5 OBs go to the office I go to though. So, I get to decide if we want to see the different OBs or stick with the midwives. She said the difference (other than the obvious fact that midwives aren’t MDs) is that the midwives are with you once you hit 3-5 cm but the OBs pretty much are only there for the delivery. So I have to think about that. I have no clue. Hubby says he thinks I would prefer the midwife but the ultimate decision is up to me. Any thoughts from anyone on that topic?

So the midwife is going over this brochure and we get to the ultrasound part and she says if everything goes well, I will only have one u/s at 18-20 weeks. She must have seen the horror on my face because she then said, "But your cycle was a little irregular so I'm going to order one for you so we can be sure of your due date." Um YEAH! I need visual confirmation, lady. The wheel they use to find due dates had me around 2/16 but I ovulated on CD 20 and not CD 14 so that makes a little difference and was enough to get me an u/s. Anyway, since we have Kaiser, all of my bloodwork and radiology stuff will be done at their satellite offices, not at the dr's office. So they fax the order to Kaiser and then Kaiser calls me to schedule. She thought it'd take a week or so. That is cool because I'd really like to hear the heartbeat and I know that won't be for a couple weeks.

So then she tells me to get undressed and she'll be back to do the exam. That was fun! First, I get my bbs felt up then she had to do a pap and then test for gonorrhea and chlamydia so she messed around down there for a while. Ouch. She's like, "Has anyone ever told you that your cervix tilts off to the left?" Hmmm....nope, no one has ever pointed that out! But thanks for letting me know! Seriously though, I said, “No, no one has ever said anything about that, but I can feel it’s not in the middle when I check my cervix.” I swear she screwed around with the speculum for what seemed like an eternity. She ended up putting it upside down so she could get a better view. The OB never had any problems. I guess I should get used to people seeing my privates though. LOL, She thinks my uterus tilts back but I have no clue if that means anything. <shrug>

So I had to then go over to Kaiser to donate another urine sample and have her drain me of 4 vials of blood. The midwife strongly suggested I add an HIV test to the mother barrage of tests because of the blood transfusion I got when I had my car accident in 1992, so I think that was a vial in and of itself. The good thing about Kaiser is that the people in their lab draw blood all day long so they are good, but the lady says as she is drawing the blood, "Doesn't being pregnant suck?" I'm like, well, I'm just starting, but thanks for the vote of confidence! Ha ha, she wasn't trying to be mean or anything so I found it a bit funny. When I left, she said, “See you at 28 weeks for your gestational diabetes test!” She was nice and got my vein on the first try so I will just smile and nod at her. Our friend, P, says to be ready for all sorts of unsolicited advice and strangers touching my belly, but I swear if some weird person touches me, they WILL LOSE their hand. I need my personal space. I told P I'd have to get a shirt that says, "HANDS OFF". Maybe that'll work. ha ha

[roe6373]

OMG- I never thougt I would find my way here. I am so happy to have finally figured it out- i had to check my e-mail to complete the registration process. Duh!!!
Please add me, again
Roe6373
me-Rosalie 32
DH-Michael 31
Married 9/4/04
BFP 6/3/05 My Birthday
EDD 2/10/06

First u/s - July 5 at 9:30 am. Cannot wait.

Aligirl - I gotta give you HUGE props for starting this up. Thanks so much. It's bad enought I spend so much time on line while at work- but the WC change was so bad that I was wasting more time trying to navigate. Anyway- this is so much easier and allows me ample time to work and play :D

Mindy - Your doctor's appt sounded tres exciting. It's great they are going to have you get an extra u/s. I don't know the differences between ob and midwife- but it seems like and interesting alternative. Can you have the epidural with a mid wife or is it all natural?

I will be back real soon.

[meatpie]

7w 0d

We had first u/s this am - both cried. It was pretty amazing for us!! Lil Benny Jr. looks just fine, everything still looking great, and we heard the heartbeat as well. I was pretty overwhelmed immediately after (love these mood swings) because I am interviewing for a new job tomorrow, need to finish a class I had to take an incomplete in because of a family death, have to write two articles, and start class again tomorrow night! Ugghhhh.

Anyway...(way to get myself worked up all over again) incredible morning for us. We go back at 10 weeks on July 15, then for the second u/s at 16 weeks (you can tell the sex by now) and a third u/s at 20 weeks (I think). It's all so confusing...good thing I trust the doctor and his office to remind me of all this. We used to have a "travel" calendar, now I guess we need a baby calendar!!

angelgirl so glad everything is going well.

Mindy That's a lot to take in!! I thought we were bombarded!!!

PS Did anyone else know this first u/s was vaginal? I was horrified when she told me that!!!

PSS Anyone thinking about a vacation in the next few months. A last hurrah???

[tray622]

Congrats for everyone having such great appointments and ultrasounds. As for me, I havent even called the doc yet :) I will be seeing my ob/peri since I had PIH and late-set Pre-e with Zoey. It is a good thing because I really, really like her!

vaginal scan My doc always called it a dildo-cam :p I had those ones from my 5 week scan though my 13 week scan. The belly one wasnt until I was 20 weeks.

vacation plans We had a trip planned this summer since we postponed it last summer because I got pg and didnt want to be pg in Mexico :) and now we are postponing it again. *sigh* We are planning a 3 day mini-trip though just the 2 of us before we have 2 kiddos to occupy our time.

[angelgirl8]

meatpie...don't you just love the vaginal u/s?! i knew it would be because i had to have about a thousand of those throughout all of our treatments! fun, huh?

they don't do an external one until much later!

[aligirl]

That vaginal U/S did freak Jay out a bit!! He kept asking me what it felt like. ;) :rolleyes: I didn't really know what to say to that!!


I've added everyone through here :)

[roe6373]

TRAY622 - I so appreciated your reference to the dildo-cam bc that is exactly how all my friends explain the vaginal U/S- like have a huge dildo stuck up you. Not that I would actually know what that feels like. ;) I actually have my first u/s on 7/5. I think it will be a real one just bc the u/s technician will be doing it not the doctor. But that's just my guess.

BTW- the picture of your baby is adorable.


re: Vacation- We are going on vacation in a few weeks from July 23-July 30. We fly from Newark to Atlanta. We'll hang in Atlanta with some friends for a few days and then drive to Jacksonville Florida and fly home from there. When we booked the flight, the rates were sort of cheap, so I chose not use my American Express points. So by next year, we'll have much more points to use toward two free flights anywhere in the USA. I am sure we'll travel. Maybe not next year. But maybe in 2007. Maybe we'll save the points until the baby is big enough for disney world.

[TheFuture]

Hey ladies -
I have a question re: your first pre-natal appt.

Did your DH's go with you to all of your appts?
What exactly happens...talk to the dr., pelvic exam, Q&A session?

I have my first appt on July 28, I will be 9w4d - do you think they will do an ultrasound - and is it most likely going to be vaginal?

I don't know if my husband could handle that - he would be in for a treat!! haha. He's not into all the medical stuff - he keeps saying he will be definitely above the shoulders during delivery. :rolleyes:

TIA ladies...

Vacation: We are going to Chigaco for the last weekend in July with some friends. We will be seeing a Cubs game while we are there too!! We got bleacher seats. As of now that's really it.

[LRL]

Dildo cam? My goodness!

I have to schedule my ultrasound for next week sometime, NP wanted to make sure that I was at the end of my seventh week. Thanks for the warning on the cam- DH will be coming, and he would appreciate being prepared for that. :o

Vacation - We have a cruise planned with DH's family in September, but nothing else planned thus far. We are hoping to take a babymoon in maybe the fifth or sixth month. DH has never been to Hawaii, so thats on the short list.

[A-lo]

I have my 1st Dr. appt. on thursday, I can't wait. I have no idea what they are going to do, I'm hoping they can give me something to help with the m/s. It's so nice to hear about everyone's apointments, yea for healthy babies! :D

Vacations- DH and I have a trip planned to Boston in 2 weeks. A friend of mine is getting married out on the cape and then we will spend a couple days with my best friend in Boston. I'm a little nervous since I am so sick these days but hopefully I will have something to help with that. I'm so excited I'll get to tell my best friend about the baby in person.

I was wondering when everone was planning on telling their workplace about thier pregnancy? I was going to wait until week 12 or so to be in the 2nd trimester but I'm so ill, I can't even hide it. I think I'm going to have to tell them sooner. Not to mention I think some people I work with have already figured it out. I just don't know how to approach my boss about it.

[tinagirl26]

Yay! I found you girls! Please add me again:

tinagirl26
Me: Tina, 33
DH: Grant, 40
Married: 06/26/04
M/C: 01/25/05 - 5w2d
TTC Again: 05/05
BFP: 06/11/05
EDD: 02/22/06[B]

I don't have time to post much now but rest assured, I'll be back... :)

[glensgirl]

8w 6d

Hoping I can keep up better over here!

glensgirl
Me: Kristen, 35
DH: Glen, 36
Married: 4/24/04
TTC: May 04
BFP: 5/22/04
EDD: 2/1/04

:D

[aligirl]

Vacation Plans/Travel - I mentioned this in our other thread but... I travel every week and will continue to do so until July 29th - just at the end of the 1st trimester. We have an almost 2 week long vacation scheduled in August to visit family/friends in Maine & Boston. I'm not at all worried but that's because I haven't had any M/S yet. I hope we can set something else up in the Fall but I'm not sure if my vacation hours will be up high enough to do so! I'd love to do a babymoon!

TheFuture: My DH did come with me to the U/S. He's the one who wanted to know what it felt like when she was "poking around" inside. He does not do well with medical things but seemed OK with this - mostly because there's no blood and it's on a screen so I think it seemed less medical to him. Plus, my OB is hilarious so he was more caught up with looking at the picture on the screen and listening to her excitement than worrying about the "dildo cam" inside his wife ;)

A-lo: Telling your boss/coworkers... I had an easy time telling my 2 bosses because I really like them and they're really cool. They wanted to see ultrasound pics and everything - and have been reminding me to drink lots of water and get lots of sleep. Very sweet. However, I had a harder time telling my Philadelphia boss because I think he's not all there - he promptly told my St Louis boss (my buddy) that I'm pg and my St Louis boss pretended like he didn't know because he thought it was an inappropriate thing to say. I have one more boss in Philly to tell and I'm slightly squeamish on telling him - I almost don't want to but I know it'll come up since the other Philly guy is such a blabbermouth. As far as telling coworkers: I've told maybe 2 or 3. One figured it out due to frequent trips to the restroom and a bottle of water constantly in my hand - plus he may have overheard me making a dr appt....but he took me aside, congratulated me, and said my secret is safe so that was nice. BUT - I don't really care to tell the rest of them. They'll figure it out eventually....and will hear about it as more of my friends at work ask if it's OK if they tell so and so - which I just started saying yes to that today - depending on the person being told.

I'm going to scan my U/S pics soon - they're not very exciting but they're something :D

[aligirl]

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d809b3127cce92c5abaa0ef000000016108AcuGzFs0aNC

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d809b3127cce92c5ab960ecc00000016108AcuGzFs0aNC

:D

[jordan]

Vacations:

We are going to Michigan in August with my family. We have rented a house for a week. I am really looking forward to seeing everyone (they live in Florida, We live in Connecticut). My nieces (4 and 9 months will be there too).

Telling Bosses/Co-Workers:

I told my bosses yesterday b/c we had a whitewater rafting trip this weekend and I didn't want to just make an excuse. They were very happy for me, probably a bit worried in the same about what I will do after the baby is born. I told them that I plan to work as much as possible but at this point I'm not sure if it will be full time or part time, we will just have to take it one day at a time. I work in a company of 4 people and I work from home. I told the other employee as well.

Appointment:

I have my frist appointment on July 8th. I can't wait. I will probably call the office and see if I should bring DH or not.

[lissy]

Good morning ladies! I'm making my way over from WC. This is so much better!! I was lola16 at WC but I changed my name over here. Please add me here.


lissy
me: Lissette, 32
DH: Benny, 29
married: 5/4/03
TTC: 2/04
BFP: 6/11/05
EDD: 2/17/05

I have my first doctor's appointment on 7/8/05. Cant wait!! :p

[aligirl]

I've added everyone through here :)

[roe6373]

Hi ladies:

Aligirl- love the ultra sound. Such a cutie!!!

re: telling people at work -I decided to wait until 12 weeks to tell. Not for any particular reason. I guess it's just bc I am freinly with the people I work with- but don't feel close enough with them to share such a big thing. I told one girl but that's bc she is also pg. She's about 14/15 weeks. And I actually just found out about that last week. Someone spilled the beans on her. I am not sure what she was waiting for. But I decided to tell her so we can share stories/advice. However, my problem is that I have not been watching my weight these past few months, so my size 8s were already getting tight and now they are just down right uncomfortable. I think I am going to take a ride to the mall at lunch today and buy myself that belly band. I hate to spend money on clothes so soon- but I don't know what to do. Any recommendations? Do I buy maternity clothes or bigger pants in regular sizes? I have alerady purchased shirts in size larges bc all my shirts are fitted and are feeling too tight- plus my belly sticks out of them. I also bought some yoga pants at old navy. But I cannot wear them to work. uggh.

[marios_girl]

Also another WCer moving over. Please add me in. :)

CC Name: marios_girl
Me: Mae, 29
DH: Mario, 27
Married: 9.27.2003
TTC: June 2004
MC: 1.28.2005 @ 5 weeks
BFP: 6.1.2005
EDD: 2.7.2006

I'll be back later to catch up. Haven't been feeling well lately to journal. But I will be back soon to catch up.

[roe6373]

My July u/s was cancelled for the 2nd time. I am so angry. I am on the verge of tears. I had my firwt u/s first scheduled for June 17 but they cancelled bc the technician called out. So I rescheduled for July 5 and they just called the cancel again. The problem is, I cannot go at anytime of the day bc of my dh's job. We can only go in the morning. He cannot miss the u/s. I asked them to cancel another patient and give me their appt. But they would not do that. I like my doctor a lot- but I hate their u/s tech.

Just a call from the office mgr - she feels really bad. She is going to make phone calls for me to get me an u/s at one of their outside facilities for the July 5th so I really won't miss my appt. Hopefully she'll be able to do something. The bad part is since it's outside facility, I will have to pay the co-pay were would nto have to pay it at the doctor's office. Plus, I liked my doctors office bc he's great and bc they do u/s which a lot of offices don't do!!! I just want to curse F$$$!!!! Wish me luck- hopefully they will find something for me.

[marios_girl]

roe6373 - So sorry to hear they keep cancelling your U/S appt! That totally sucks!!! I would be furious too! Vent away girl if you need to. I really hope they can figure something out for you. Got my fingers crossed for you that it works out.

[Mindy3094]

6w

I’m doing well. I had my first “there’s no way I can eat that” episode last night. It was chicken and ravioli. I ended up with a burger and fries instead!

Anyone else’s nips so sore they are almost numb?

roe
The midwife said she could prescribe drugs which I found shocking so I am guessing you can have an epidural with her. I will have to ask and confirm that though because I plan on getting the epidural while in the elevator going to L&D so I will need someone who can give me one. 

I’m so sorry they keep screwing you around with the u/s appointment. If she does schedule you out of the office, I would ask her to give you a credit at her office for the co-pay you will have to dish out because the u/s is at a different office. I wouldn’t be surprised if she gave it to you! My GYN’s office has sent my pap samples to the wrong lab twice and I had to pay for the work up when it would have been free if they had sent it to the lab my insurance company deals with. I wrote them a letter to put in my chart about what had happened and a mysterious credit appeared on my account. No one seems to know where it came from, but my last two visits have had no money due for my co-pay. It’s worth a shot!

meatpie
That is so awesome that you saw your little one and heard the heartbeat! Don’t worry about crying. I will be a blubbering idiot when I get my u/s, I am sure! I know what you mean about the appointment. I probably sat there with a blank look on my face because of all of the information. I haven’t even opened the baby bag they gave me yet with literature and stuff in it.

I know the first u/s is transvaginal but I have never seen the wand. I hope my eyes don’t bug out of my head when they whip it out! ;)

We did our last hurrah in January so we won’t be going anywhere too expensive for a while. Maybe a short trip in the fall.

tray
I have heard it called a dildocam as well. I can see my hubby giggling like a 5 yr old when he sees it. Oh dear.

TheFuture
My first appointment was lots of questions/answers & info (very overwhelming), a pap smear, and bloodwork. Hubby didn’t go with me because I knew we wouldn’t hear the heartbeat because it was too early.

LRL
Yes, it’s nice to know in advance and be prepared for the dildocam!

A-lo
I don’t plan on telling work until at least 12 weeks if I can hide it ‘til then!

aligirl
Nice u/s pics!

[Mindy3094]

I forgot my question: what pre-natal vitamins are you taking? The midwife asked if I needed pre-natals and I said that I had been taking a regular centrum with a folic acid supplement, was that okay? She said that was fine and that I didn't need anything else. What is everyone taking and is it OTC or a prescription?

[aligirl]

Mindy: I'm currently taking Target prenatals plus some extra folic acid. My OB wants me to switch to a Rx prenatal. I have 3 different kinds - I'll have to look at the names tonight. But - they're all different: one is very similar to the Target brand in everything in it - just has more folic acid, one is a chewable (and tastes NASTY so I won't be getting that one), and one contains fatty oils/fish oils but not all the other vitamins & minerals I'd expect in a prenatal. So, I'm probably going to switch to the one that's like the Target brand since I'll only have to remember to take 1 pill instead of 2.

I'll post the names tonight if you want ... I'll be switching to Rx prenatals soon.

[tray622]

I took Nature's Valley prenatals with the first and now with this one (200 for $10 at Sav-On). I also take extra iron due to anemia, but my ob said that any are fine. I was told by my peri that any of the vitamins are fabulous and it is the folic acid that is especially important in the beginning. Some just take regular vitamins with a supplement of folic acid.

[Astro]

This is so much better than the other board. :)

former WC'er joining please.

WC Name: Astro
CC Name: Astro
Me: 38
DH: 36
Married: Sept 2003
TTC: Sept 2003
Multiple rounds of clomid, 1 lap, 1 polypectomy didn't work
IVF #1 worked.
BFP: June 13 2005
1st Beta: June 14 2005
1st Ultrasound: June 30 2005
EDD: February 19 2006


I'm so glad I found you guys. I'll be back later... gotta get some work done.

[Kellymb75]

I'd love to join!

Kellymb75
Me: Kelly, 29 (30 in August)
DH: Kurt, 26
Married: June 2, 2001
TTC: October 2004
BFP: June 23,2005
EDD: February 26, 2006
DD: Morgan (April 19, 2003)

[roe6373]

Mindy- I promised myself i would not be a posting fool- but I am addicted to the boards. To answer your questions about the prenatal vitamins. I has Prenate Elite prescribed to me, but my insurance company did not pay for it. So I called the doctor and he prescribed prenatal formula 3 (which must be a generic). The assistant at the doctor's office told me that a lot of girls don't take prescription pre natel bc they insurance does not cover it and instead they take Centrum. I think it's just important to take a lot of Folic Acid. That really important. My doc also mentioned a vitamin called Lipol which contains the fish oils. I have been the pharmacy and have not found it OTC. The doc said a well stocked pharmacy would have it.

[aligirl]

Roe's a posting fool... he he he :) :p

[Mindy3094]

Wow, thanks ladies! That makes me feel better. She was just so nonchalant about the regular centrum and going in, I thought for sure I would come out with a script. Then my sister asked if I got big horse pills to take, and that got me wondering. I think I"ll check out if centrum has a prenatal and see what the difference is between that and the regular centrum. I'm getting 800mcg of folic acid a day so that can't be bad! I know Kaiser doesn't pay for a lot of prescriptions either so I don't mind not having to dish out the dough for them as long as a regular vitamin is alright.

[meatpie]

7w 1d

Prenatals I just use Kaiser's own label. They have everything I need (and my hands are so hairy - the joys of pre-motherhood!!) and have not bothered me at all since I hear prenatals can make you ill.

dildocam That is too funny! I was horrified when she told me and felt so bad for my benny. He actually asked me what it felt like a few hours later which only means he sat there and went back and forth on whether or not he could ask me what the dildocam felt like :p . As I told my gf at lunch today "Just a little humiliating getting done by a dildo-wielding technician with my husband sitting there holding my hand." TMI, I know :rolleyes:

Vacation We're trying to decide if we want to extend our yearly Boston trip to Europe for a week in October. But we just went to Aruba in Jan and Hawaii in April, but I'm just itching to get back to Europe one last time.

Work question I just had a third interview with a school and actually told my would-be supervisor before she made the offer. I just wanted her to know and know I was committed to working there and after the baby arrives. I'll know tomorrow if I got the job or not. We'll see. However, if I don't get it and stay here I won't say anything until 12 weeks and I will quit once I am on maternity leave.

[Suzlywoozly]

ali-girl- Can you please remove me from the roster here and also from the WC one as well. Thanks.

[jay&erinn]

Hi Ladies!

Prenatals: I'm currently taking over the counter vitamins. I tried a sample of the chewables and almost yaked. It was like eating a giant tums. It smelled like a flinstone vitamin, so I was really excited. Boy did it turn out bad.

dildocam: Had these with my miscarriage. They weren't nearly as bad as I would have thought. My doc's office routinely does one over the belly first and then the internal one. I had to pee so badly after they were done with the regular ultrasound, once I peed, I could have cared less what they stuck where :rolleyes: .

Vacation: I wish we were going this year. We put a large addition on our house last summer, so we haven't really had the money to spend on vacation the past 2 summers. I told DH that we were definately going away next summer.

[glensgirl]

9 weeks today!

Prenatals -I am using a Target brand. They have 800 mg of folic acid in them. The NP said as long as the OTC were at least 400 that it was fine.

Vaginal Ultrasound (aka dildocam)-I didn't think it was bad at all. Nothing like an internal. I was a little nervous before the first one. I thought it was pretty funny with the double condoms and all the lube she used on it. I had a belly ultrasound last week and the picture was not nearly as clear or maybe it was because the dr. did it and not a tech. But I got to see lots of growth compared to the first 2! :D

Vacation -We just built a house so no big plans for us right now. I need a week off just to try and organize, finish unpacking and start decorating.
Love how a few of you are coming to Boston. I just moved from Boston. I'm only 35 miles from the city and still work there. Let me know if you need any suggestions on where to go!

Work -I'm trying to hold off for another 3 weeks, but I've been tempted to tell a few times already since I've called in 2x and am so exhausted. I was supposed to go out for drinks with coworkers tomorrow so I thought I would have to spill the beans when I requested a sparkling water. But that got cancelled so no uncomfortable situations of should I tell yet.

[AusMarchBride]

Hi ladies. I think I'm ready to join. I hadn't yet joined this thread on WC as I was still paranoid about something going wrong. I fell pregnant on my second cycle of IVF and have a feeling I'm going to be one of those women who worries all the way through :rolleyes:

And btw, my name is Ann, no need to call me AusMarchBride, Ann is much shorter to type lol

My details

WC Name: AusMarchBride
CC Name: AusMarchBride
Me: 39
DH: 41
Married: March 2003
TTC: March 2003
DX Unexplained infertility
IVF #1 didn't work
IVF # 2 success!!!
BFP: June 14 2005
1st Beta: June 14 2005
1st Ultrasound: June 28 2005
EDD: February 17 2006


I'm looking forward to sharing this journey with you all.

(BTW, Hi to Astro, nice to see you here :D )

Ann

[tray622]

suzlywooozly I am so sorry you are going through this. My prayers are with you and DH. {{{hugs}}}

[meatpie]

suzzlywooozly My thoughts are with you and your family. I hope you are doing OK.

[angelgirl8]

mindy...both my obgyn and my RE said my regular vitamin with a folic acid supplement was fine. actually, i take a children's chewable!

ann...HI! so nice to have you here!

suzly...again, i am so so sorry for what you're going through. please know my thoughts are always with you.

____

why am i not getting notifications here? i'm so behind!

things are okay here...my m/s is weird. not what i would normally call nausea, but the desire to gag all the time. having no problem eating foods that appeal to me, though. who knows?!

my next appointment is wednesday and then i am released from my RE!

[roe6373]

Question- When people write about their beta number, what are they talking about? Is this something that we are all supposed to be aware of?

[tray622]

betta numbers Some docs routinely test your blood to get a beta number and then retest 2-3 days later to make sure it is doubling. You wouldnt have a beta number (or it would be less than 5) if you werent pegnant. In my experience MOST dont have this done unless there has been issues during TTC or there is spotting, etc. I had the blood test done with my first because I started spotting at 5 weeks. It is to "make sure" that the pregnancy is going in the right direction, although it is not a guarantee. HTH

[Mindy3094]

Just checking in…nothing much to report. I have to call Kaiser back to schedule my u/s but I am waiting for some privacy which is hard to come by around here. I'm about to go outside with the phone. :D

meatpie
Oh my, I was totally LOLing over your description of the u/s you gave to your friend. That is great!

Suzly
I am so sorry sweetie. Huge ((((HUGS))))) to you.

Ann, Welcome!

angelgirl
I have heard of women taking the Flintstone’s vitamins! Hey, if they work! I’m just glad to know I’m taking something acceptable. I get the gagging too but nothing has come up yet. I have felt the urge to go lie on the bathroom floor though. I put a container in the car…just in case.

roe
Betas=HCG, which is the hormone that is given off by the baby and will be found in your bloodstream. I haven’t had any betas taken. I think they mostly do this in cases where there were previous miscarriages or there is a reason to worry like bleeding/spotting. They take them every other day and see if they are rising like they should be. I think in the beginning they need to double every 48-72 hours, but after a while, the doubling time slows down.

If I am wrong on that, someone please correct me!

I will be back to post when I get my u/s appointment!

[mollymac]

I found it! Subscribing!

WC Name - mollymac
CC Name: mollymac
Me: 31
DH: 39
Married: January 2002
DD: Mia July 2003
TTC#2: October 2004
MC: January 2005 at 6 weeks
BFP: June 2005
EDD: February 14 2006


Suzly - I'm so sorry.

Kelly - Congrats!! and Welcome! I was a April/May/June mom to be with you who ended up delivering late (July)

I was afraid to post to much since my 1st beta number was so low (20 at 14DPO) but I've since had a good u/s - saw the gest sac and a yolk sac at 6 weeks and I have another u/s on Tuesday 7/5 (8 weeks) where we hope to see the hearbeat. I think that is when I will finally start to relax about this pregnancy. I have been lurking though and I'm glad to see everyone is doing well!

[marios_girl]

Prenatals - I am also using a Target brand. I tried the one that was suppose to help with m/s but it didn't work for me at all. It actually made me feel worse so I went back to the Target brand. But I was told that as long as you were getting the additional folic acid with your normal daily vitamins that was fine. I even knew someone who took 2 Flinstone vitamins a day because she couldn't keep anything else down.

Vaginal Ultrasound- I didn't think it was bad at all either. I know my DH was a little uncomfortable when he saw it though. LOL! I hope though my next U/S isn't vaginal.

Vacation - Well, I just got back from Italy. So no vacations for me. It was our last big trip before kids. Plus it was to help us with any trepidation about trying again after the m/c. I guess it worked. :)

Right now though I have to save all the vacation days I can for my maternity leave. Doesn't help I have to take some off for SIL's wedding. Plus I don't know how much I'll need for all the appts. Really I have like 2 days left to last until the end of the year if I want to carry over 40 weeks next year which is the most I can. Ugh!

Work - Well, I had to tell my boss right away. Because of my last m/c my Dr was watching me very closely. Plus we came to learn my progesterone level was low and may have been the reason why I m/c'ed the last time. So I've been taking progesterone supplements for the past month. Anyway, I was going in to the Dr's office like every 2 to 3 days the first few weeks. I had my bloodwork done first for the progesterone and then for my beta counts. So I knew my boss had an idea. Plus I needed to tell him since some things I won't be able to do much longer at work. I work on construction sites sometimes and I won't be able to carry one of the testing equipment much longer. So I figure he know about it now and have to figure out what to do when I can't any longer.

As for the rest, my receptionist who is also PG figured it out. I think the rest of the girls in my office now know. But there are a couple guys in the office who have no clue. I'll let them know after my first trimester unless they hear it from one of the girls.

Beta Counts - I was tested for it when I started spotting during my first PG which eventually led to a m/C. So I was tested until my numbers zeroed out since I had mine naturally. I was tested again this time probably because of the m/c and plus I started on progesterone supplements the same day I found out. So they wanted to make sure it was progressing normally. So I wasn't sure if it was something normally done.

Suzly - So sorry for your loss. (((HUGS))) You are in my thoughts!

[angelgirl8]

roe...everyone is right so far about the beta numbers. i had to go in to have one to find out if i was pregnant originally because we did IVF (as did astro and ann) and then every couple of days to see if the numbers were doubling. now, i get beta numbers every time i do an u/s (weekly) just to make sure the numbers are doing what they're supposed to!

but it's not something that's normally done in a routine pregnancy!

[Kellymb75]

Suzly - I am so sorry

Mollymac - It's very good to see you again. I remember you quite well actually. Always liked your user name.

Pregnancy is seeming much stranger this time around then when I had my DD. I basically had a symptom-free pregnancy last time, an ideal pregnancy if you will, but not this time. It's not bad and I'm not complaining but it's really different already. I'm starving all the time, exhausted, have the sore BB's and I already feel incredibly bloated. Have any of the others on here that have already had at least one child notice it being completely different? Do I just have amnesia from my first pregnancy?

[Mindy3094]

mollymac, welcome over here!

Just wanted to add that my first u/s will be on July 11.

[tinagirl26]

Hi Girls! Work is so busy for me this week that I just have time for a quick check in. I scheduled my first appt with my OB for July 15th. I'm starting to feel a little more confident about this pregnancy since I've made it further than I did last time. And I know I will feel even better after I hear that heartbeat (hopefully at that appt in a couple weeks!), but I'm pretty sure I'll still worry through most of the next 8 months...

Quick SO's/Replies:
Suzly - I am so sorry for your loss. You and your DH are in my thoughts and prayers!

Welcome Ann and mollymac - glad you tracked us down over here! :)

Prenatals - I'm not taking prescription ones either. I'm not sure if my OB will change that at my first appt or not... The ones I'm taking I ordered from a company called Nature's Sunshine. They sell all kinds of natural health products and have a great reputation for the purity and easy digestibility of their ingredients.

Dildocam - Not really looking forward to this again (they did one on me last time when I started spotting) but it wasn't as bad as I feared. It will be weird having DH there though. I wonder if he'll react like some of your DH's have... I should probably warn him, huh? :D

Work - I just told my boss earlier this week. I'm starting to feel queasy after breakfast in the AM and consequently a little bit slow to get in to the office each day. He knew we were trying so it wasn't a shock to him - we already have a plan for how this will work for the company. And I figured a little extra sympathy from the boss is a good thing... I'll hold off on telling the coworkers until at least after my 1st OB appt.

[tray622]

kellymb75 I have the exact oppisite... The first was horrible and i remember very clearly :) Plus, it wasnt that long ago. This one so far is symptom free! I know I am very early, but by this time with the first I had morning sickness galore which never ended until she was born!

[jay&erinn]

kellymb: This pregnancy seems to be harder on me this time around- at least so far. I'm more nauseous than before and more tired (however that may be from chasing a toddler around all day long). I'm not technically starting to show, but definately have a puffy belly. I wasn't in maternity clothes last time until almost 5 months. I'm guessing I'll be in them in another 3-4 weeks this time (those ab muscles just aren't the same anymore ;) ). I'm hoping pregnancy will turn out to be very different from last time. I had a really rough time starting around the 6 month mark until the end.

tinagirl: Hang in there for that heartbeat. THat's what I'm holding out for. I just keep having visions of going in for that appt and the doctor not being able to find one. I think having a miscarriage puts a damper on enjoying the beginning stages of pregnancy. We'll get through it though :)

mollymac: Welcome back. I looked around the WC boards to see if I could figure out what was going on with you, but didn't find any clues. Glad you're back and everything's OK.

Today is my due date from my last pregnancy. A little sad, but not as bad as it would have been if I hadn't gotten pregnant before the day rolled around.
We took it easy today, and finally got our yard landscaped (we haven't had grass for over a year). I can't wait for the grass to grow so Mia has some to play in. We've been staying inside a lot because of the heat. I just can't take 90-95 degrees with high humidity. Thankfully it's supposed to drop back into the low 80s this weekend.

[Astro]

Drive by post....

We just got back from our first ultrasound. We went through IVF to get pregnant, so had the beta's (bloodwork 14 days past o), went to an early ultrasound (6 weeks 4 days).

We saw a beating heart. :D

Then we saw another beating heart :eek:

WE'RE HAVING TWINS! Holy crap. we're excited and nervous.

[tray622]

Astro... I am so excited for you!! Double the blessings and double the joy. Tons of work, but oh so worth it :) CONGRATS, CONGRATS, CONGRATS on your wonderful TWINS :D

[LucyandRyan]

Hi Ladies, I am so behind! Welcome to all the new mommies!

Well I had my first preggo scare! I spotted yesterday.
This is sort of embarrasing, but have any of you spotted after sex??:eek:

Well I sure did! It was not much at all, but it was good enough to make me go to the ER. They took a lot of test, and did vaginal exams., (no Dildocam though) We waited for the blood work to come back and everything was good. Today I went back to get blood work again and met with my regular doctor to discuss my results. The HCG quantative (beta count?) went up 1000 points from yesterday, so that was a good sign. The Doctor said that spotting was normal after an orgasm, because the cervix is very tender for some woman.

I told Ryan he was not to touch me ever again! ;)

prenatals- I am taking One Source. Doctor said they were good, but as soon as I am done with the bottle he wants to prescribe some.

work-I already told my boss last week and he was very happy for us. Shocked, but happy!

vacation-we just bought a new house and we went to CA earlier this year, so no more for us!

symptoms so far : sore sore boobs(they feel so heavy!), no m/s yet!

I still go to the doctor on July 7th for the "official" appointment. :rolleyes:

My first ultrasound will be the week of July 17th-when I am 10 weeks.

[tray622]

Lucy I am sorry about the scare. I had spotting, not from sex though, from 5 - 10 weeks off and on with my first and I know that scary feeling being in the ER. Your betas sound awesome and I am glad everything is okay :D

[AusMarchBride]

Drive by post....

We just got back from our first ultrasound. We went through IVF to get pregnant, so had the beta's (bloodwork 14 days past o), went to an early ultrasound (6 weeks 4 days).

We saw a beating heart. :D

Then we saw another beating heart :eek:

WE'RE HAVING TWINS! Holy crap. we're excited and nervous.

Astro I posted in the IVF thread, but I just wanted to add my congrats here. Wonderful news, I'm thrilled for you. Wow, what a cycle May was for us IVFers, 3 pregs with 5 babies :D

[AusMarchBride]

Hi Ladies, I am so behind! Welcome to all the new mommies!

Well I had my first preggo scare! I spotted yesterday.
This is sort of embarrasing, but have any of you spotted after sex??:eek:

Well I sure did! It was not much at all, but it was good enough to make me go to the ER. They took a lot of test, and did vaginal exams., (no Dildocam though) We waited for the blood work to come back and everything was good. Today I went back to get blood work again and met with my regular doctor to discuss my results. The HCG quantative (beta count?) went up 1000 points from yesterday, so that was a good sign. The Doctor said that spotting was normal after an orgasm, because the cervix is very tender for some woman.

I told Ryan he was not to touch me ever again! ;)

Lucy and Ryan Try not to worry too much about the spotting, it seems to be quite common in pregnancies. I had spotting when I was about 4 weeks pregnant, and was very frightened, even though it was brown, not red spotting. As I did IVF, I was able to contact my nurse who sent me in for additional betas which set my mind at rest. But it still is scary.

I told my husband he should think himself lucky if he's able to come near me ever during this pregnancy ;)

[roe6373]

Good morning. Just wanted to check in.

Astro- Congrats on the twins. That is so exciting!! Were you surprised or did thye prepare you for possible multiple babies? I think it's great!!! :D

I have my ultrasound on tuesday July 7. Please wish me luck. I am so nervous.

[Kellymb75]

Lucy - Sorry you had such a scare that sent you to the ER. Hopefully the rest of your pregnancy will be easy sailing and stress-free.

Astro - Wow! Congratulations!

Not too much is going on here. I'm just starving as usual. Other then that I seem to have started my morning off well.

I'm really glad to see a decent amount of "repeat offenders" in here as well because I think it will be fun to see how our other pregnancy compares to this one.

[meatpie]

congrats Astro!!!! Twice!

[LRL]

Hi Ladies! I am glad to hear that everyone is doing well!

LucyandRyan- I am glad that the spotting was not anything serious. I sware- I feel like I have gained a pound and a half in my bb's. They feel like weights and are defiitely larger! Usually I sleep without a bra on, but now I can't stand it and need to have some support.

Astro- Congratuations! That is great news! That must have been a shock!

DH and I have talked about twins. It definitely scares him. LOL. Twins don't run in our family, and we weren't on fertility drugs/treatment, but I have created this image in my mind of going to the sonogram and finding two little embryos (just to bug DH a little…). Let me tell you- my visions do not amuse DH!

Kellymb75- I am so glad to hear that I am not the only one who is constantly starving! I need to make sure that I am eating more regularly, because if I don't eat every couple hours or so I feel so out of it!

[Mindy3094]

Hello everyone!

Holy cow, Astro! Double congratulations! That is so awesome.

I hope everyone else is doing well. I set a record for bathroom trips during the night last night. I was up 5 times! Crazy. I usually sleep through the night unless I've had caffeine before I go to bed. But something I ate gave me some righteous gas (sorry if tmi) and I swear it felt like my intestines were percolating! Ouch! I guess I should get used to the frequent bathroom trips, huh?

We plan on telling both families this weekend so hopefully it goes well. My only concern is MIL. Hubby's little brother and his wife announced they were pg last month and she is due in January. (They have been married 7 months and they are about 8 years younger than us.) So hopefully MIL doesn't say anything comparing us or my head may explode!

I hope everyone has a great 4th!

[tinagirl26]

Astro - Wow! Congrats on the twins!! How very exciting to be doubly blessed. :)

Mindy - Good luck telling the family. I'm sure everyone will be thrilled for you!

LucyandRyan - Yes, I had a spotting incident last weekend after sex. I knew it was possible (even likely) that it would cause spotting so I didn't freak out too terribly much. And fortunately it stopped very quickly - just saw it on the first trip to the bathroom immediately afterwards. This is the first time we've DTD since finding out I'm pg so I was nervous about it - I knew any spotting would send me into panic mode after going through spotting with the m/c last time. But I just couldn't resist - it was our 1st anniversary!! Anyway, after that we decided to try to hold off on doing that again until we get to 12 weeks or so - just for my peace of mind. DH is being very sweet and understanding about it but I still feel kinda bad... Oh well, good to know I'm not alone!


LRL - That is so funny that you are teasing your DH about the twins. :D We are totally reversed. My DH would love to have twins and I'm a little bit scared at the idea - so he loves to talk about our babies (plural) that are on the way. :rolleyes: I'm sure he'll be disappointed when there's only one...

And to those of you complaining of the sore bb's I'm right there with you. I started sleeping with a sports bra on at night almost the day after the positive pg test. And I think now they're actually getting worse! Last night it even hurt just to sleep on my side. Yikes. Hopefully this phase will end soon???

[angelgirl8]

astro...double congrats again!

___

been a little scared myself the last day or so since the cramping i had in early pregnancy has returned full force. it scares me to feel that way so i called my RE's office and they seem unconcerned. so now i just have to hold my breath until wednesday!

[tray622]

angelgirl I know it is so easy to say but cramping really is normal. I was told though with #1, that if the cramping got to the point when I just felt "wrong" then I needed to kindly demand to be looked at. I think if you really feel like it is beyond normal, then maybe you could kindly insist you need to go in. I hope Wednesday comes super quickly for you and with a lot of rest this weekend those cramps lessen!!

[meatpie]

And to those of you complaining of the sore bb's I'm right there with you. I started sleeping with a sports bra on at night almost the day after the positive pg test. And I think now they're actually getting worse! Last night it even hurt just to sleep on my side. Yikes. Hopefully this phase will end soon???

I'm already out of my old sports bras?!!? Can you say trouble? I'm now a 32D at 7w3d!! Tonight I am going shopping for some bras I can sleep in.

BUT...the good news tinagirl26, is it does get better and the sore boobs should end by the third month. Mine feel MUCH better at 7w. So just hold on!!!

[TheFuture]

Hey ladies!!

Congrats and Congrats Astro!! That's so exciting!! :D

As for me, everything is going pretty well. I didn't sleep very well last night - I was starving at about 11:00 and went to bed around 11:45 and then I was up at 4:00am - rolled over and tossed and turned until my alarm went of at 6:00. I can't wait for DH to get back home tonight - he has been gone since Wed for business!!

I have been crampy for the most part, (really bad AF cramps - front and lower back...not fun) and a little bloated. I wish I could take some Midol to make the bloating go away... :rolleyes: It seems to be everyother day where I am more uncomfortable. My BBs are growning... :eek: Last night they were feeling rather large - I think I need to get some new bras. The are also still tender and my nips are getting more sensitive now too.


Question re: Do you ladies just go out and buy bigger bras or are you buying maternity bras already?


QOTD: Anyone have fun plans for the July 4th weekend?
Can you say baseball, baseball and baseball? We are heading to the Padres/Giants games Friday, Saturday nights and then on Sunday afternoon. Looking forward to it!! But, I will definitely be napping on Monday!! Love 3-day weekends!!!

Have a good one ladies!!!

[aligirl]

OK. Whoosh. (wiping sweat off brow) I think I've updated the stats for everyone.

Sue - I'm so sorry for your loss...... you & your family are in my thoughts.

Astro - Woo hoo! TWINS! Double congrats to you!!


My BBs have been sore from the beginning.... meatpie - you think 32D is bad?? I think I may have jumped up to DD, maybe it's just a really full D. Ack. :rolleyes: I can still fit in my regular 36D bras but I may need to go shopping for some new ones soon. As one of my girlfriends put it, at least they were already big!!! :o

<begin rant>

Rant about coworkers... this is exactly why some people suck. I told this guy at work who I'm close to and he shared it with two people - telling them not to tell anyone. What does one girl do? Runs to the biggest darn gossip in my old group and says "Alison's pregnant!!!" She thought he'd know so she just had to get confirmation. Well, OK, that's fine. We've told pretty much everyone we care about so whatever. I'm not irritated with her. I'm irritated with the guy she told. Why, you ask? BECAUSE HE EMAILED A DISTRIBUTION LIST! :mad: :eek: :mad: I mean, COME ON! Some things are meant to be kept private, on the DL, NOT in an email to a bunch of people that I didn't want knowing right now. Fortunately (because otherwise I'd report him to HR), he didn't come out and say it was ME but he did say that someone's expecting and asked the group to guess who. A girl I'm friends with from the group asked me about it and I said "I'm not responding to D's emails. He's an @ss. He's a HUGE @ss and he's just lucky my name isn't specifically called out." I was/am so pissed. If that moron tries to contact me I don't know what I'll do. What kills me is NO ONE ELSE is blabbing. Everyone else has kept it quiet - but this guy. ACK. :mad:

</end rant>

[aligirl]

Missed your post, TheFuture...

QOTD: We're having people over for a 3rd of July BBQ. Our town shoots off fireworks and has a festival about 2 blocks from our house so everyone is hanging out to watch the pyrotechnics and then who knows. On the Fourth, we're going to a pool party/BBQ. I'm looking forward to spending time with friends. It should be fun. And, for our BBQ, I have some awesome strawberries that I froze 2 weeks ago that are going to be made into Virgin Daiquiries for me :)

[tinagirl26]

Question re: Do you ladies just go out and buy bigger bras or are you buying maternity bras already?
I just decided to go ahead and get a bigger size bra. I went up a full cup size already too so the old ones just weren't working for me (not that either DH or I are complaining - I went from an A to a B :rolleyes: ). I went to a maternity store first but they only carried nursing bras not maternity ones and I just couldn't hold off on buying anything any longer. So from there I headed over to Macy's and got a regular bra but in a bigger size - it was on clearance at least so I won't feel too bad if I'm never this size again...

QOTD - We don't have official plans yet but I'll probably be crashing my sister's place to use their pool. I don't know if we'll make it to see any fireworks since it's just so darn crowded everywhere that has them around here. I'm growing less and less tolerant of big crowds every year.

The Future - Have fun at the baseball games - Go Giants!! :)

aligirl - Sorry about the blabbermouth co-worker! What a jerk!! But hey, enjoy your daiquiris. And thanks for taking care of the thread!

Hope everyone else has a great weekend too! :cool:

[angelgirl8]

tray...thanks for the cramping info. it doesn't seem too weird, but i'm still worried!

ali...i tend to think coworkers are crappy always. sorry yours are!

july 4th...no real big plans for the weekend. going to a friends for a bbq tomorrow and then to ILs on sunday for the day and then to a party at night.

on the 4th, we'll go watch the big macy's fireworks display on the east side of the city from my friend's rooftop (no crowds!)

as for boobs...not only have mine not grown but they're not sore. wish they were! or i at least wish they'd grow!

[LRL]

The Future - Have fun with the Giants! I am going to the A's game on Sunday. Should be fun!

Aligirl - You too? DD? You are not alone! :eek: I keep wondering how much worse it can get! Sorry about the dumb blabbermouth at work. That would have royally ticked me off too!

I have way too many of those around here, that's why I am holding off telling anyone as long as possible. It's hard with all the appointments though!

QOTD: We have a little parade in our city on the 4th in the morning, and we will most likely go and check that out. MIL is having a barbeque after that, and then we will most likely go to check out the fireworks in SF. It really depends on the fog...

I just scheduled my first ultrasound for July 14th- I can't wait! :)

Have a wonderful weekend ladies!

[jordan]

QOTD:

Weekend Plans
DH and BIL went on the whitewater rafting trip I was supposed to go on, and I am totally jelous. Tomorrow we are going to a BBQ. No clue for Monday.

Bras
I'm having major issue b/c I am a DDD already. I got a few new ones in my size b/c my underwires all decided to pop through at the same time. I'm not sure what I will do if the grow more... they must make bigger bras, but where!!!! And they are very sore, especially in the morning.

I am feeling great... talked to my friend who had her daugther with the same ob practice... she told me that they only did her u/s at 20 weeks and then before she was induced... my sister then told me I should forget my exact dating so they will have to do one earlier. who knows. guess I will find out on friday.

[TheFuture]

Jordan - I know what you mean about the bras. I am a D (DD around AF time) and I am in need of new bras too. I am going to go today and pick up some new ones, hopefully DD and then go from there. I don't know where to find the bigger bras - I have always been at a loss there. After the baby making days are done, I will be looking into getting a reduction - something I have wanted for a long time.

Sorry you didn't get to go on the whitewater rafting trip - but it was for good reason ;)

HOPE YOU ARE ALL HAVING A GREAT WEEKEND!!

[jordan]

TheFuture: I am more than happy to miss the trip, we are already planning for next year at this time, when the great grandparents can babysit. I am already planning the reduction, although I don't know if I'll only make it through one baby or if I can hold out for two.

[A-lo]

Hi everyone, Wow this thread really gets away from you when you miss a day or two. I went to the Dr. on THursday and he gave me a perscription for the m/s. It has helped a lot, I can finnally keep some food down. I still don't feel great but at least it's eased up some now. Other then that I'm pretty tired, and growing BBs. :rolleyes:

Bras: Right now I think I'm just going to buy 1 or 2 of the next size up, If they get any bigger I'll switch to maternity bras.

4th of July: Unfortunately I work in TV news so I will be working all weekend as well as Monday. :( But I'll pick up a comp day to use when I want to.

Happy weekends!! :) :D :)

[jay&erinn]

Hi Ladies- just popping in real quick to comment on bras.

I'm normally a large B, small C (I had reduction surgery 8 years ago and used to be a 34 DD and that was tight), and was in a 34 E for nursing last time around. I was a D, bordering on DD towards the end of pregnancy, and then got bigger when my milk came in. Don't go too crazy buying bras, because you may change quite a bit in the next year.
For regular bras, if you're really on the big size, figleaves.com has some great bras in odd sizes (my mom's a 32D- very hard to find in the stores and gets hers there). I also didn't buy nursing bras until a few weeks before my due date. I'm going to try and find some better quality ones next time around. Saving money on bras when you're over a C cup is not a good idea- they just get trashed so quickly.

[roe6373]

hi girls

just a quick note to say hi. I have my niece's 1st b-day party today at my sister's house. Tomorrow for the 4th, we have tickets for a baseball game - the Somerset Patriots-a minor league ball team in NJ. We got box seats from my dh's job. So that should be fun. Hp[efully, we can use the pool in our develpment tomorrow afternoon (even though I look like fudgy the whale in a suit). It's been so hard finding the time to relax by the pool.

QOTD- I am stuffing myself into my bras. i just cannot spend the $$ yet on new bras. Plus I also borrowed some of my sisters old maternity clothes and some bras. We'll see if it gets me through.

Have a great 4th!!!!

[LucyandRyan]

Good Morning Ladies,

Thank you for all your thoughts!

I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend. Tomorrow is my first apt with the doctor. My DH will be there with me, silly guy took the whole day off.

I am getting ready to do something about my growing girls. I am a C, but right now I feel like a D. I really do need to get measured! ;)

[Kellymb75]

First OB appointment 6/7/05.

I called my doctor's office this morning to let them know I got a BFP and said I needed to schedule my first appointment. I was not expecting them to fit me in tomorrow! I am nervous even though there really isn't anything to be nervous about. I have to bring my DD with me and made sure that wouldn't be a problem and I really hope she behaves. I think she will, she's fairly well behaved most of the time when we're out but I don't know how she's going to react to them drawing blood and doing an exam. I am going to be sure to bring plenty of books, maybe a puzzle or two and some colorwonder paper and markers so she can draw.

[Mindy3094]

Hello everyone ---

We had a great weekend. Telling the families went very well!

Right after I had taken a shower on Saturday night, SIL called and asked if we wanted to go and get some ice cream with her, MIL, and MIL’s fiancé. So we said sure and decided to take two of the picture frames with us to tell MIL and SIL about the babe that night. Of course, I didn’t have them ready so I rushed to get them done and hubby wrapped them while I got dressed.

I wish I had pics but I was rushing so I forgot to take them. But, MIL’s frame had three spaces for pictures and I put in one space:

First Comes Love……………….

And in the second space:

Second Comes Marriage………

And in the 3rd and big space:

…Then Comes a Baby Carriage
http://d21c.com/AnnesPlace/Baby/BabyCarriage2b.gif
2/22/2006

We had given SIL a 3.5” X 5” frame like this:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d924b3127cce92c35af62c5c00000016109AYuWbVu4aO

Then I put little baby footprints on the side. All of the other frames that we gave out were exactly like the one we gave SIL’s.

Sidenote: BIL and his wife are pg and due Jan 16. His wife already had a 4 yr old daughter from a previous relationship when they got married in October 04.

So, we walk into MIL’s with these gifts and hubby announces that we have 4th of July presents! Immediately SIL knows something is up but doesn’t say anything because MIL has no clue. MIL opens up her box and looks at the frame. She is like, “Oh, that’s nice.” LOL, I was about cracking up! SIL says, “Did you read it? You need to read it!” MIL keeps looking at it and she says, “I thought it was for BIL and his wife.” Now, why in the world would I buy MIL a frame for BIL and his wife’s baby, who knows, but whatever. SIL and I both say in unison, “NO!” Then, it clicked. Her whole face lit up and she screamed, “OH!” a few times. Then it was hugs all around. She did say, “When it rains, it pours!” Then she said the teeter totter she has in the shed will have both sides full next year. Then that was it! We got ice cream and chatted about houses and then headed home.

On Sunday afternoon, we headed over to MIL’s for a 4th of July picnic. We took the rest of the frames with us. We weren’t sure who was going to be there and when they were going to show up so we were kind of playing the whole thing by ear. The first guest was a dear family friend. She chatted with SIL and I while we worked in the kitchen, the BIL, his wife, and niece showed up. We’re all in the kitchen and hubby gives them their 4th of July gift. Niece is opening it and she sees it is a picture frame and she says , “We can put a picture of my little brother or sister in there.” I kind of sing songed a, “I don’t think so.” So, BIL finished opening the frame and then it clicked. They were like, “Wow! That is awesome.” BIL was impressed with the frame and the mode of the delivery of the news probably because they just blurted out the news themselves. The dear family friend was very excited for us and I was happy that she was there and got to share in the family news. So….

Side note: BIL and his wife had not told the Gmas that they were pg yet.

Then Gma G arrives. This is the Gma who has pressured us from day one for a great grandchild, so I knew she was going to be Thrilled. She sat down at the table and hubby gives her her 4th of July gift. She immediately smiles and wants to know if the blue paper means anything. She opens it and she grinned from ear to ear and that grin did not leave her face until she left. It was too funny. While she was opening the gift, I saw BIL’s wife frantically go outside to get him and I knew they were going to tell her their news. I did NOT want their news and our news to be piggy backed together into double whammy news for the Gmas, but what were we supposed to do? We couldn’t stop them from saying anything. I wanted us to tell our news without being overshadowed by theirs, kwim? This is where the picture frames came in handy. Since we had the frames and were really organized as to what we were going to do, our news came out first and they followed. They didn’t HAVE to follow, but they did, and I didn’t feel the least bit like I was in 2nd place.

After Gma G opens the gift, she is sitting there grinning and BIL comes in. His wife was already standing there. So Gma G starts and says, “So is niece next to get a little sibling?” And BIL’s wife says, “Well, I think she’s going to be first!” Gma was like WHAT? And BIL’s wife says, “We’re due in January.” Gma was like, “No kidding!” It was actually pretty funny.

Then Gma H arrives with hubby’s uncle and aunt who travel around in this ginormous motor home and were in town. Most of us were all sitting in the living room and hubby gives Gma H her gift. She opens it and she is really quiet reading it. Hubby is like, “Do you know what it means?” And hubby’s uncle says, “They’re trying to tell you something!” She says, “I know! Well that’s great!” I’m not sure how the rest of this went down but somehow I hear MIL saying, “If you are going to have a baby, raise your hand.” And 4 hands went up. Hubby’s aunt looked at BIL and his wife and said, “You guys too?!?” And they said, “Yeah!” And everybody was laughing. It went so well!

I sat down by Gma H later and she gave me a big kiss and said in the most genuine voice ever, "I am just so very happy for you." I almost broke down in tears right then and there. I just love her. I walked Gma G out to her car when she left and she held my arm the whole way and told me how excited she was.

On Monday, we went down to my sister’s to celebrate my mom’s birthday. Whenever you get a gift from us, you KNOW you have to open the box. We use all sorts of boxes to wrap things in and what is on the box is never necessarily what is in the box. I had bought a Grandkids photo album and put pictures of all of the grandkids in it plus a “Reserved” spot for the babe. I wrapped it up and put in the middle of her other gifts. She opens it and opens the box. I didn’t even have to prompt her to open the album to look at the pictures I had put in there. My heart was pounding when she got to the “Reserved” space. She just stopped and looked at it and then she says, “Are you serious?” I just nodded. She said, “This isn’t a joke?” I said, “Nope.” She kind of breathed a sigh of relief and said, “I didn’t think I was going to get to be a Grandma again.” Then she goes, “Was it an oops?” Ha ha, I shook my head no. And she was like, “Congratulations!” I honestly think she is still in shock! Meanwhile, my sister hadn’t told my 15 yr old nephew who was sitting there with his eyes bugged out of his head. It was hilarious! She had told my 11 yr old niece who brought us out a little gift bag. Inside were two little outfits and a baby scrapbook. So cute! Then they wanted to know when they could have my baby shower. Ok, so one confirmed. I suspect I’m going to be having 3 showers (my fam, IL’s, and church). A bit excessive but I am surely not going to complain! They were thinking between Christmas and New Year’s. I don’t know though—would the beginning of January be better? Gotta think on that.

Bras
How come the boob fairy hasn’t visited me yet? ;) LOL, believe me, I am not complaining! I have noticed a wee bit of a difference but nothing to force me to buy new bras yet. I have also noticed that the aerola (sp?) seems to have overtaken the rest of the bb which is interesting.

aligirl What a bunghole that guy is! I don’t understand why people think it is their duty to tell the whole world that you are pg, especially people at work. Ugh, I feel for you!

Kellymb75 Hope your appointment goes well!

Anyway, now that I have yacked everyone’s ears off, I shall run!

[roe6373]

Hi girls. I had my first u/s yesterday. It was awesome. No...I did nto have the dildo cam - phew. We got to see the little baby and to hear its heartbeat. 169 beats per minute. Rumor has it that a high hearbeat means girl. We'll find ot in February. I have an appt withthe doctor this afternoon to go over the u/s results. I actually gotta boogie!!!!

Mindy Love the picture frames and the way you told the family!!!

[angelgirl8]

hi all!

mindy...no boob fairy here, either. now the nausea fairy is a different story!

roe...so glad the appt went well! i can't believe you saw the baby on the external u/s...i didn't know you could that early!
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well, i had another ultrasound today!

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d927b3127cce92ecbcc4651e00000016108AZNXDhqzbtO

both babies look great and i've been released from my RE to my obgyn!

my next appt is 7/15 with my obgyn!

[meatpie]

angelgirl - they look beautiful!!! Although it took me a second to understand there are two in there!!!

Mindy - Isn't it fun telling people. We get to tell a close friend of mine this weekend and my aunt, who will be thrilled. We also told my Benny's grandfather this weekend at a family wedding and he was so darn cute. First thing he said was "How are you feeling?" They were just thrilled and so happy.

Lucy - I had to buy new bras this weekend. Went from a large 32-34 C to 34D. They really do look fabulous, though!!!

A-lo Glad to hear you are felling better. I still have managed to avoid the m/s bug for some unknown reason, although my mom was not sick at all when she was pregnant.

Not too much going on with me, pg-wise. I'm incredibly tired, but we also drove to SF and back to LA for a wedding this weekend so that could explain it.

GREAT NEWS FOR ME - I took a new job yesterday!! I'm really excited about it and they know I am pg and still hired me. It's a 30% raise so maybe we can actuall afford daycare now?!?!?!

It also means we have to move which kind of sucks, but we need to anyway. So that's that from here. Last day of this job July 21!!!

We are also headed to the beach for four days with my family this Saturday-Wednesday so I am looking forward to sleeping in and relaxing as much as I want to!!

[angelgirl8]

meatpie...congrats! where are you moving to?

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i forgot to say with all the u/s excitement, that the nausea finally broke me and my RE called in a prescription for zofran. took one yesterday but i'm doing okay on my own today.

[tinagirl26]

angelgirl - The babies look great! Thanks for sharing more pix of your little ones! :)

meatpie - Congrats on the new job! And I'm so jealous of your long weekend - sleeping for four days straight sounds really good right about now...

roe - Glad to hear the appt went well! How exciting to see your little one and hear the heartbeat! So does your comment mean that you are planning to wait until the baby's born to find out the sex?

Mindy - The picture frames you gave out are sooo cute! And I love hearing all the announcement stories - how fun! :)

Lucy and Kelly - I hope both of your appts go well tomorrow!

As for me... still anxiously awaiting my first appt next week. I think I might call the office to find out what they normally do at these appts - I thought the receptionist said something about an u/s and a heartbeat but then she said my 1st appt is with the physician's assistant, not the physician - so that doesn't make sense does it? Maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part. I'm just dying to check on this little one and make sure he's doing okay!

Ask and ye shall receive... Morning sickness has finally kicked in. I know I practically begged for the symptom, but gosh, it's not much fun, is it? Sorry to those of you that have been suffering w/it for so long already!

Question - What remedies (if any) have you had success with for m/s? I was thinking of trying some of those preggie pops but was curious to see what else people have tried??

[marios_girl]

Astro - Congrats and congrats!!!! Wow twins!

Mindy - Loved the way you told your family. The frame is so cute and also loved your other idea with the photo album. If DH didn't tell Ils right away I probably would have loved to told our family in a special way too.

Angelgirl -Your u/s pic looks great. Congrats on your twins also!

Meatpie - Congrats on your new job! Awesome. Hope you don't have to move too far. Keep us updated.

Tinagirl - As for the m/s, the main thing I have been doing is trying to eat what sounds good to me. My Dr said that if you eat something that sounds good you're more likely to hold it down. Also crackers have helped. Some people recommended eating some in the morning before getting up. But since my m/s was worse at night, I would snack on them more at night. Dairy products helped me too. I felt better in the morning when I had a glass of milk and yogurt. I also heard protein is suppose to help too. I know this is bad but I would actually lie down after eating at night. I would get heartburn and stuff but I wouldn't vomit though. And also try eating more smaller meals than 3 big meals. Oh, my mom told me to try not to eat fruits in the evening. And then I got a call from my MIL telling me to eat more fruits. I don't know. I've gotten advice from everyone.

My m/s seems to be getting better. It hits me more now in the evening than any other time. So I usually try to eat something and then head straight for bed. But I haven't thrown up in a while. So I feel better about that. I'm still nauseous all the time though. So I feel like I'm starving all the time but everything doesn't sound good to me. It's just the weirdest feeling.


4th - Didn't really do anything this weekend. Went to Ribfest in a west suburb of Chicago Saturday. Saw DH's cousin band play there and got some grub. And that's about it. Sunday I pretty much stayed in bed all day. And Monday did some chores around the house and saw fireworks on TV. I think this was the first year I didn't actually go somewhere to see fireworks. But with the m/s I don't want to do anything these days. Oh, I did go see my White Sox play last night. It was an awesome game! I can't believe the year they are having. And my fav Frank Thomas hit the game winning Home Run. Sweet!

BBs - Well, although mine are swollen, I don't need a new bra. Although the underwires hurt a lot more now. I am a small B so I really fill my bra now. But I might want to start wearing a sports bra since my bbs are sore around where the underwires are. Does anyone else have this problem?

[A-lo]

AGGGHHH! I lost my waist today! :eek: I can't believe it would happen this early, my clothes are tight and I can't even wear any of my jeans anymore. I have my next Dr. Appt. On 7/15. He wanted to see me early because of the severe nausea. I still have to get my blood work done. I had no tests of any kind done at my 1st appt. They also said I would only have 1 or 2 U/S later in the pregnancy. Oh well.

MeatpieCongrats on the new job!! Glad you don't have m/s. I've heard that pg can be similar to your mothers. My mom was sick with me for 3 months.

Angelgirl8I'm on Zofran too! It's been a lifesaver. I have to take it once a day or I'll never make it through. My AUnt, who is an OB nurse, said that it was a good med and not to worry about taking it too much, it's benifits way out way the risks.

[AusMarchBride]

Hi to everyone. Hope you're all doing well and the boob and nausea fairies haven't been too unkind ;)

A-Lo Sorry about your waist, that's really early for it to disappear

marios-girl My morning sickness is much worse in the evening too. My poor DH comes home and half the time he has to fend for himself for dinner because I can't face the kitchen :rolleyes: I've not yet thrown up, but the nausea is shocking.

angelgirl Fabulous ultrasounds :D Good for you for getting the Zofran to kick the m/s.

I'm having some pretty bad nausea, and the boob fairy has decided to visit my already Dcups. This I do not need :D Had an u/s last week, saw one baby only which I'm pleased about. My RE signs me off next Monday and my first obstetrician appt is on July 29. I'll be doing all the prenatal testing(I'm 39 so there are some obvious risks) in the next couple of weeks, so that'll hopefully go well.

[jay&erinn]

AusMarchBride: Sorry about the nausea- it stinks. Mine has gotten significantly better in the past week or two (hoping that's not a bad sign). What testing are they doing this early?

A-lo: I've noticed the same thing about my waist. We haven't told most people and over the weekend I went to get a pedicure with my mom (she knows) and MIL (she doesn't know). I walked by a mirror in the mall and was shocked. I definately looked pudgy around the middle. I noticed the same thing yesturday while I was at work. I don't know how I'm going to hide this for another 3 weeks.

tinagirl: Hope the nausea doesn't stick around long. My best remedy for m/s was to eat. First thing in the morning, if I ate before I really felt hungry (usually a bland cereal and milk), it seemed to curb the nausea. Of course, I have to continually eat small meals all day, and it helps keep it at bay. I even have a pack of saltine crackers in my car just in case.

angelgirl8: Yeah for m/s drugs. Glad you got something to help you. Maybe you'll only need it for a few weeks. Love the ultrasound- you can see two babies so clearly.

meatpie: What type of new job did you take? Something in your field, or a new career path? That's great they hired you even though they knew you were pregnant. I know legally they should, but I also know many companies will find a reason not to hire a pregnant woman. Enjoy the beach. We took one last couple vacation before Mia came along. Unfortunately it was with my 6 nieces and nephews, and they would bang on our bedroom door at 6:30 to come out and play :( . Oh, well.

roe: It's so nice to have confirmation of the pregnancy. Did you get some pics? Unfortunately I have to wait another 2 and a half weeks to hear the heartbeat.

Mindy: Love the way you told everyone. We sent everyone Valentines Day cards from the baby last time around (a lot of our family is out of town). This time we're having our parents over for dinner and putting Mia in a big sister t-shirt. I wonder how long it'll take everyone to notice :rolleyes: .

Not much going on around here. I've definately lost my waist. I love my maternity pants from old navy that look like normal pants, but have the adjustable waist. I can be comfortable and hide the pregnancy. I went to my nephews baseball game the other day with them on, and MIL wanted to know where I got them. Mmmmm, I don't think you really want these pants at your age :p . I've had a few really bad headaches lately. THat and the morning sickness easing up, really have me nervous. I usually only get headaches around AF, and only had a few mild ones with Mia. I guess I just have to wait it out until my next appt to find out if everything's OK. It's so hard to be patient. Unfortunately if I called my doc, they'd just laugh at me. They're so busy, they don't have time to hold my hand just because I'm extra nervous from the miscarriage. I guess my expanding waist line will have to do for now.

[marios_girl]

A-lo & jay&erinn - I have lost my waist a while ago. I can only where my stretch jeans now. Thank goodness for those. I think I may have to start looking for maternity pants at least too. My belly looks so pudgy. But I haven't gained any weight though. Because of the m/s I actually lost a couple pounds. Hopefully that's okay.

jay&erinn - Sorry to hear about your headaches. I have had a couple myself. I totally understand you worrying as I do with everything myself after a m/c. But my receptionist had severe headaches a week ago and she seems to be fine now. She's 3 months farther along than I am. So hopefully it's nothing to be worried about.

AusMarchBride - I know I feel bad for my DH also. But he's use to making dinner. He actually likes to cook and I am so lucky for that. It's just now I feel bad because I basically make him make dinner now almost every night because I just can't think about dinner at night. Between the nausea and extreme fatigue, I ust can't get myself to do anthing around the house anymore.

Hope all the tests go well for you.

Vent - Okay, so my DH & I are having this huge housewarming party this weekend. I mean we're looking at almost 100 people if everyone shows up. Now when we sent out the invites I wasn't that far along at all (really we had just found out) and didn't have this extreme fatigue and nausea, otherwise I think we might have pushed the date farther along. Only a handful of people know about us. And a part of me wants to tell everyone our news and another part doesn't. After the last m/c it was devastating telling everyone. So we're going to try really hard not to this weekend. But I totally feel bad since my DH has been taking care of a lot of things for our party. I felt like I haven't done anything and our house is so not in a state I wish for our friends and family not to see right now. I haven't done a majority of chores in a while. So not loooking forward to the next couple nights where I will be up cleaning the house.

Anyway, I just wanted to vent a little. I just hope I get through this weekend. I think I would have felt better if I had my second appt but my next appt is Monday 7/11. I would feel better if I knew that everything was going okay, ya know. Plus I pray that I feel well enough to entertain this weekend. I think some people will notice that I'm not my usual self. And we've already been to parties recently where we just told people I wasn't feeling good. I wonder if some people have pieced it together or not. Plus I have SIL's bridal shower on Sunday so it's going to be one long weekend.

London - I was in shock with the news this morning. I was having belly aches too watching it. I was telling DH that the baby wasn't happy about hearing what was going on. It's just so sad that we live in a world like this. My heart and thoughts go out to all those victims and their families.

[Mindy3094]

Well, Kaiser called and moved my first u/s from July 11 to July 15. I'm not too happy about that but what am I going to do? I'll just have to wait.

roe
Thanks! I think the frames really went over well and helped to make people feel involved and special.

angelgirl
Beautiful babies you have there! No boob fairy for you either, huh? I am definitely not complaining as I don’t want to go and buy new bras, but it does make you wonder. I’m glad I’m not the